FNUS74 KLIX 200111 FWSLIX SPOT FORECAST FOR DEEPWATER HORIZON...NWS NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW ORLEANS LA 811 PM CDT WED MAY 19 2010 .SYNOPSIS... LARGE FLAT 2MB PRESSURE RIDGE OVER NE GLFMEX FM FL W COAST 1015MB TO 90W 1013MB. 6MB PRES GRADIENT FROM 90W TO LWR TX COAST...1007MB AT KBRO. WM FNT XTNDS FM 1001MB LOW ALG RED RIVER NR KSPS...THRU KSHV TO KGPT...DRIFTG N. SPOT LOCATION PRESSURE 1013MB. .WATCH/WARNING/ADVISORY SUMMARY... ...SPC DAY1 OUTLOOK...RISK NO LONGER IN EFFECT FOR THE OPERATIONS AREA. ...SPC DAY2 OUTLOOK...SLIGHT RISK OF SVR TSTMS ACROSS LAND AREAS. .WIND PROFILE... 00Z KLIX SOUNDING SFC...000/00KT 1KFT...195/13KT 2KFT...190/11KT 3KFT...190/10KT 4KFT...155/01KT 6KFT...155/04KT MAX WIND...279/54KT 45.0KFT. DRY LAPSE TO 6100FT...WEAK WARM LAPSE TO 7000FT...DRY LAPSE TO 13.9KFT ...DRY LAPSE ABV 13.9KFT. MOIST TO 631MB/13KFT...DRY ABV 13KFT. P.W. 1.78 IN. .NEARBY GULF ASOS/AWOS OBSERVATIONS... ...KBVE - BOOTHVILLE-VENICE LA ASOS ...KGAO - GALLIANO LA AWOS ...KHSA - STENNIS INTL AP - BAY ST LOUIS MS ...KIPN - INDEPENDENCE 28.1N 87.9W ...KMYT - INNOVATOR 28.2N 89.6W ...KSPR - SHIP SHOAL 28.6N 91.2W ...KMDJ - MS CANYON 28.7N 89.8W ...KDLP - WEST DELTA 29.1N 89.6W METAR KBVE 200051Z AUTO 17007KT 10SM CLR 27/22 A2990 RMK AO2 SLP124 T02670222 TSNO METAR KGAO 200042Z AUTO 18006KT 10SM SCT021 SCT029 SCT034 27/23 A2989 METAR KHSA MISG METAR KIPN 200030Z AUTO 09009KT 10SM FEW026 FEW036 26/22 A2992 METAR KMYT 200035Z AUTO 10005KT 7SM FEW017 27/23 A2990 METAR KSPR 200040Z AUTO 21004KT 10SM 26/24 A2988 METAR KMDJ 200035Z AUTO 18005KT 10SM CLR 27/23 A2991 METAR KDLP 200035Z AUTO 19007KT 10SM FEW023 28/23 A2989 .AREAL AVIATION... COASTAL LAND AREAS...VFR SCT030 BKN090. MARINE AREA BTWN 27-30N/87-90W...FEW015-030. TAF KHUM 192320Z 2000/2024 17005KT P6SM SCT060 FM200900 16004KT 4SM BR SCT250 TEMPO 2010/2013 1SM BR FM201400 15007KT P6SM SCT020 SCT250 FM201800 16007KT P6SM SCT035 SCT250 AMD NOT SKED 2001/2011= TAF KHSA 192320Z 2000/2024 16007KT P6SM SCT030 BKN250 FM201500 17006KT P6SM SCT020 BKN250 FM201800 17007KT P6SM SCT030 BKN250 AMD NOT SKED 2001/2011= AREAL OUTLOOK FOR THURSDAY...VFR SCT030. LGT-MDT SE WND. AREAL OUTLOOK FOR FRIDAY...VFR SCT020. MDT E WND. AREAL OUTLOOK FOR SATURDAY...VFR SCT020. MDT E WND. .RADAR... AN ISOLATED SHOWER WAS LOCATED 70NM SSW OF SPOT LOCATION NR 27.8N/88.6W ASSOCIATED WITH A CONVERGENCE BAND THAT EXTENDS FM LOWER TERREBONNE PARISH TO LOWER FL PENINSULA. CELL MOVEMENT NNW 7KT. .TIDAL INFORMATION... PSTL1 0.95 FT AT 1954 CDT...FORECAST LOW TIDE IS 0.36 FT AT MIDNIGHT CDT. WYCM6 1.62 FT AT 1939 CDT...FORECAST LOW TIDE IS 0.22 FT AT 0256 AM CDT. BUOY 42040 WATER TEMP: 84.9F .TONIGHT... TIME (CDT) 8PM 9PM 10P 11P MID 1AM 2AM 3AM 4AM 5AM SKY (%).........40 40 40 40 40 38 38 38 38 38 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE.... TEMP............78 78 77 77 76 76 75 75 75 75 RH..............82 82 85 85 87 90 94 94 94 94 20 FT WIND DIR..SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE 20 FT WIND SPD..5 5 6 6 7 7 7 6 6 6 20 FT WIND GUST.10 10 10 10 15 15 15 10 10 10 MIX HGT (KFT)...1.0 1.0 0.9 0.9 0.9 0.9 0.9 0.9 0.7 0.7 MIX HGT (KM)....0.3 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.2 0.2 TRANSP WIND DIR.E E SE SE SE S S S S S TRANSP WIND SPD.1 1 6 6 6 8 8 8 8 8 TRANS SPD (M/S).0 0 3 3 3 4 4 4 4 4 CHC OF PCPN (%).10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 CEILINGS........10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 SEAS............1 1 1 1 1 2 2 2 2 2 SEA STATE.......SMOOTH................................. .THURSDAY... TIME (CDT) 6 AM 8 AM 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM SKY (%).........38 30 30 30 30 30 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............75 77 80 81 81 81 RH..............94 87 81 82 84 86 20 FT WIND......SE 6 SE 6 E 6 E 6 E 8 E 9 20 FT WIND GUST.10 10 10 10 15 20 MIX HGT (FT)....700 1100 1200 1200 1300 1300 MIX HGT (M).....210 340 370 370 400 400 TRANSPORT WIND..S 8 SE 8 SE 6 SE 6 E 9 SE 9 CHC OF PCPN (%).10 10 10 10 10 10 SEAS............2 2 2 2 2 2 SEA STATE.......SMOOTH................................. .THURSDAY NIGHT... TIME (CDT) 6 PM 8 PM 10 PM MIDNGT 2 AM 4 AM SKY (%).........30 30 30 30 30 30 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............80 78 76 76 75 75 RH..............88 94 96 100 99 100 20 FT WIND......SE 8 SE 8 SE 9 SE 10 SE 10 SE 10 20 FT WIND GUST.15 15 20 20 20 20 MIX HGT (FT)....1300 1200 1200 1200 1100 1000 MIX HGT (M).....400 370 370 370 340 300 TRANSPORT WIND..SE 9 SE 10 SE 14 SE 14 SE 15 SE 12 CHC OF PCPN (%).10 10 10 10 10 10 SEAS............2 3 3 3 3 3 SEA STATE.......LIGHT CHOP............................... $$ FORECASTER...NWS NEW ORLEANS/24 REQUESTED BY...MIKE EFFERSON TYPE OF REQUEST...HAZMAT .TAG 20100519.DEEPW.16/LIX